Voice of the people (letter).

Lame Excuses

SAWYER, Mich. — A news story (March 4) quotes Vice President Al Gore as saying, with respect to campaign contributions, "I do not feel that I did anything wrong, much less illegal."

His remark is typical of what we hear from many elected officials. Clearly, they avoid any distinction between right and wrong when they resort to the well-worn alibi: "I made an error in judgment." How true--when they underestimate the reaction of the American people to such a self-serving remark.